Raven Girl

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Raven Girl
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Author Audrey Niffenegger
LanguageEnglish
Genre Folk literature
Publisher Harry N. Abrams
Publication date
May 2, 2013
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages80
ISBN 9781419707261

Raven Girl is a 2013 novel by Audrey Niffenegger.

Premise

A postman who encounters a fledgling raven while on the edge of his route decides to bring her home. The unlikely couple falls in love and conceives a child—an extraordinary raven girl trapped in a human body.

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Reception

Douglas Wolk of The Washington Post said of the book "the happy ending that the story cuts corners to reach feels as hollow as a bird’s bones." [1] A review from NPR noted that the book "like the sad creature at its center, lingers in the memory: odd, quiet, more than a little unsettling, but strangely, even hauntingly, beautiful." [2]

Adaptation

In 2013, The Royal Ballet asked Niffenegger to adapt the book into a ballet [3] which was performed at the Royal Opera House. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Wolk, Douglas (May 14, 2013). "Book review: 'Raven Girl,' by Audrey Niffenegger". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Niffenegger Lets Fly With An Adult Fairy Tale In 'Raven Girl'". NPR.org. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ Niffenegger, Audrey (May 4, 2013). "Raven Girl takes wing and flies onstage". the Guardian. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ Crisp, Clement (May 28, 2013). "Raven Girl, Royal Opera House, London – review". Financial Times .
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